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that's the thesis of foreign policy begins at home. a fantastic new book by richard haass. an honor to have you on the show. >> you just did a better job of describing my book than i'm able to do. >> if you want me to do your book tour for you, i have no problem with that. >> consider yourself booked. >> take him on the book tour. >> not my first rodeo, krystal. you say we need to perform to remain rich enough globally to remain the world leader. quote, americans always do the right thing after they try everything else. do you think we'll end up doing the right thing or we'll do it once it is too late and we've lost our status as the world leader? >> i think we'll ultimately do it. the real question is whether it takes a crisis to get us there. and if that's the case, that's the worst possible circumstances to start turning things around. think about greece, think about what's going on throughout southern europe. we don't want to find ourselves in those kinds of straits. i can sit here and give you an easy answer, a glib answer and say of course we'll get it right. the answ
that's the thesis of foreign policy begins at home. a fantastic new book by richard haass. an honor to have you on the show. >> you just did a better job of describing my book than i'm able to do. >> if you want me to do your book tour for you, i have no problem with that. >> consider yourself booked. >> take him on the book tour. >> not my first rodeo, krystal. you say we need to perform to remain rich enough globally to remain the world leader. quote, americans...
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>> free trade is a part of our foreign policy. and this kind of thing damages our credibility abroad especially as we are engaging in a world wide conflict with islamic fundamentalism. people have to see our government promoezing american values of worker safety and getting a decent pay for a hard day's work. we can't preach our values unless we practice them here at home. we don't have to look farther than west texas for an example of how this happens here. >> michigan congressman is the top democrat on the weighs and means committee. what he wants is a meeting between retailers, u.s., european union officials to come up with an action plan to figure out what to do about these working conditions, these unsafe buildings. is this something that john could be a bipartisan push? >> look, i think all parties involved, democrat, republican, u.s. and europe want to see that the people in bangladesh have fair wages, are treated fairly and are in safe environments. i would think universally everybody would be for this. the question is, do
>> free trade is a part of our foreign policy. and this kind of thing damages our credibility abroad especially as we are engaging in a world wide conflict with islamic fundamentalism. people have to see our government promoezing american values of worker safety and getting a decent pay for a hard day's work. we can't preach our values unless we practice them here at home. we don't have to look farther than west texas for an example of how this happens here. >> michigan congressman...
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then josh rogan from foreign policy magazine's the cable. he reports on national security and foreign policy. gentlemen, good to have you here. let's just start out of the gates talking about president obama and immigration. it's very interesting, i think, the optics for a lot of people to see the president cross the border into mexico city to talk about dreamers and what it means to come to this country as children and want to achieve the american dream and how the immigration reform system is broken. explain the optics of why the president feels to send that message from across the border. >> i think he's trying to build support among latino community for immigration reform and there's a lot of symbolic value in just going down to mexico and making that case. i'm not sure if it will put pressure on republicans who are really sort of the key constituency he has to get past. but as far as building public support among latino community for new immigration bill, i think going to mexico makes complete sense. >> ryan, what's the biggest obstacle
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policy. and they have these two wings that are almost at odds with each other. you have the rand paul and the john mccain -- >> i said this the other day. i can't find anyone in my universe, the wide variety of people i saw on twitter, people i talk to on the street that come up to me, that i talk to in a deli or family and friends who really wants to have a military strike in syria. the foundational political fact is that it is incredibly unpopular. that has manifested itself in a democratic fashion in the united kingdom. it is about to manifest itself domestically. you're seeing it in the letters that are being sent from members of congress, i think they think it is politically untenable and unpopular. and what would be reasonable to see is, john boehner can just call a vote. he could just say let's have a vote on whether it is a good idea. that would be great to get the article one foundation institutional policy on the record. >> i can't imagine, i don't know that john boehner would put h
policy. and they have these two wings that are almost at odds with each other. you have the rand paul and the john mccain -- >> i said this the other day. i can't find anyone in my universe, the wide variety of people i saw on twitter, people i talk to on the street that come up to me, that i talk to in a deli or family and friends who really wants to have a military strike in syria. the foundational political fact is that it is incredibly unpopular. that has manifested itself in a...
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no one in any smart foreign policy circle thinks asserting red lines and then caving on them or changing the definition of a red line is a good idea. and as red lines have changed, the first red line on syria was the know that chemical weapons were being move around. when it was clear that they were being moved around, then his red line was on using they will. now it is clear that they've used them. and as chuck todd said, i think he very much regrets having put the red line out there. game changer, red line, unacceptable. those words have real meaning internationally in places like iran and north korea and other actors around the world. and i think it is a real strategic political and moral failure to put that out there and then sort of walk it back. >> how many cliches are you going to bust out? >> i didn't come out with the game change. he did. >> double down, red line, game change, walk it back. >> and then attempt to change the meaning of game change. >> what jumped out at me, here we are in this recession. we have this press conference. an single question on jobs. we did get to the
no one in any smart foreign policy circle thinks asserting red lines and then caving on them or changing the definition of a red line is a good idea. and as red lines have changed, the first red line on syria was the know that chemical weapons were being move around. when it was clear that they were being moved around, then his red line was on using they will. now it is clear that they've used them. and as chuck todd said, i think he very much regrets having put the red line out there. game...
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big question, big issue that lies ahead i think for american foreign policy is how do you effectively get in there and support civil society? how do you restore the idea of democracy taking hold? a military hold, what's often referred to in egypt as deep state, this entrenched notion of the military running everything is not good for democracy and really makes everyone in egypt feel like they are pulling back to the past. >> richard, as charlie touched on, also about making americans care and making those who lead the american public feel like we need a long-term investment of some sort or at least pay attention to what is happening in a constructive fashion because it does sort of speak to global stability and american interests in the long run. i think you look at what's happening in syria, the way that was discussed, the notion of intervention of any kind, military aid, foreign aid, the way it's discussed, it's very hard to make the case to john q. public you need to be caring about what's happening in egypt, you need to be caring about what's happening in syria. >> i think the ame
big question, big issue that lies ahead i think for american foreign policy is how do you effectively get in there and support civil society? how do you restore the idea of democracy taking hold? a military hold, what's often referred to in egypt as deep state, this entrenched notion of the military running everything is not good for democracy and really makes everyone in egypt feel like they are pulling back to the past. >> richard, as charlie touched on, also about making americans care...
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then he has the foreign policy problem of israel saying you cut a bad deal, and saudi arabia and the united arab emirates also saying, not good enough. >> and, susan, when we look at this next period, we know it does shorten for a president in his second term, he can still make breakthroughs on foreign policy, but he's got the obvious constraints of senators now looking towards 2014 and feeling very undercut and very threatened, democratic senators. >> and on the foreign policy front, a big breakthrough with iran but huge problems with our ally in afghanistan. i mean, the deal that the administration thought they had reached with hamid karzai now great uncertainty about that. what does it say that we can reach a deal with iran with whom we haven't had relations in decades and yet an ally with whom we invested so many american lives and american money weigh can't count on? >> and does he have to worry about the supreme court on obama care or will this end up baegeia narrow ruling? >> no and yes. the supreme court agreed to hear a case about whether the obama care requirement that empl
then he has the foreign policy problem of israel saying you cut a bad deal, and saudi arabia and the united arab emirates also saying, not good enough. >> and, susan, when we look at this next period, we know it does shorten for a president in his second term, he can still make breakthroughs on foreign policy, but he's got the obvious constraints of senators now looking towards 2014 and feeling very undercut and very threatened, democratic senators. >> and on the foreign policy...
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-- well, the school at johns hopkins foreign policy. and author of the dispensable nation. thank you for being with us. >>> what political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours? [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. campbell's. do you guys ride? well... no. sometimes, yeah. yes. well, if you know anybody else who also rides, send them here -- we got great coverage. it's not like bikers love their bikes more than life itself. i doubt anyone will even notice. leading the pack in motorcycle insurance. now, that's progressive. call or click today. aarrggh! would absolutely not have taken a zip line in the jungle. i'm really glad that girl stayed at home. vo: expedia helps 30 million travelers a month find what they're looking for. one traveler at a time. >>> which political stories will make headlines in the next 24 hours.
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more over, more than ever, foreign policy is economic policy. the world is competing for resources and global markets. every day that goes by where america is uncertain about engaging in that arena or unwilling to put our best foot forward and win, unwilling to demonstrate our resolve to lead, is a day in which we weaken our nation itself. my plea is that we can summon across party lines without partisan diversions, an economic patriotism that recognizes american strength and prospects abroad depend on american strength and results at home. it's hard to tell the leadership of the number of countries that they have to deal with the imf, balance their budget, create economic order where there is none, if we don't provide it for ourselves. it's also imperative that in implementing president obama's vision for the world as he ends more than a decade of war, that we join together to augment our message to the world. president obama and every one of us here knows that american foreign policy is not defined by drones and deployments alone. we cannot al
more over, more than ever, foreign policy is economic policy. the world is competing for resources and global markets. every day that goes by where america is uncertain about engaging in that arena or unwilling to put our best foot forward and win, unwilling to demonstrate our resolve to lead, is a day in which we weaken our nation itself. my plea is that we can summon across party lines without partisan diversions, an economic patriotism that recognizes american strength and prospects abroad...
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policy, and his appointments on the foreign policy side in chuck hagel and to some lesser extent john kerry have been somewhat aggressive and particularly hagel, who is more so probably than any other serving politician, and sort of more than any other republican politician formed his foreign policy status or prestige as a reaction to the failures of the meeo conservatism. in a way that didn't seem possible, there does seem to be a concerted effort here to coninstruct a post neo conservative foreign policy consensus to learn the lessons of essentially the bush era, where the first one was cleaning up what bush had done, and the second one was defining what comes next, and you saw that in the inaugural, and you are also seeing it in the appointments. those matter even more. >> michael, roger cohen writes, "when i asked myself what i hoped barack obama's second term would inaugural, my answer was a new era of diploma as where i. remember that thing? the nobel peace prize. obama has chosen two knowledgeable professionals who have seen enough war to loathe it and have deep experience of t
policy, and his appointments on the foreign policy side in chuck hagel and to some lesser extent john kerry have been somewhat aggressive and particularly hagel, who is more so probably than any other serving politician, and sort of more than any other republican politician formed his foreign policy status or prestige as a reaction to the failures of the meeo conservatism. in a way that didn't seem possible, there does seem to be a concerted effort here to coninstruct a post neo conservative...
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i believe in more of an activist foreign policy, an interventionalist foreign policy and there are strange alliances going on in both these wings. and this is a really big policy fight that's going to happen in the republican party. the fight we're having now is a big water balloon fight. it's no more serious than that, although it's going to do some serious harm over a tactic, because the republican party actually stands with a whole lot of independent americans in its dislike or disapproval of obama care. but this fight about tactics has totally crowded out what was a legitimate disapproval of a policy that even the white house seems to be struggling with. >> i don't think it's about tactics, though. i think it's about -- it's not purity, it's about extremism, i guess. it's about whether or not extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, right? whether or not this is actually -- whether your threat to shut down the government to do real harm to the country is something that is noble or whether that is something that is not noble and -- >> so, it's a fight about nobility, but not even
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foreign policy, putting boots on the ground in a foreign country. i think there's very little appetite among the country at large for another military intervention. in a foreign country that involves sorts of active presence of troops on the ground. >> let me get -- chris freights on his question which we're learning about, mr. clapper, the director of national intelligence is looks into the failure of our intelligence community to work together with regard to tracking these two brothers and their mother, perhaps the wife of the older brother. we don't know who is involved at this point. certain no confession coming yet from the younger brother. but the questions here, what did the russians know? what did they tell us? did we act on that? did they act on what we had? we're hearing about a conversation between the older brother and the mother that sounded pretty jihadist. and the question is how far should have conversations have gone? >> that's right, christian, what we're hearing from congress along these conversations are we seeing what they're ca
foreign policy, putting boots on the ground in a foreign country. i think there's very little appetite among the country at large for another military intervention. in a foreign country that involves sorts of active presence of troops on the ground. >> let me get -- chris freights on his question which we're learning about, mr. clapper, the director of national intelligence is looks into the failure of our intelligence community to work together with regard to tracking these two brothers...
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it seems to be not being bush is our foreign policy. the goal should be to basically make sure assad leaves. last year, assad was isolated, he had very few friends, he was hanging by a thread. this year he's entrenched with hezboll hezbollah, iran and russia, stronger behind him than ever. i think our goal should be in the short term is to balance the military power and providing small arms won't do it, so we need to create a no-fly zone to neutralize assad's airpower. >> so, you're saying this is too late, this is too little, the syrian rebels cannot prevail with this step by the administration. >> under this construct, they can't, and what does it mean if they lose? i think as syria's become a powder keg for the region, there's 60,000 children in jordan, the kingdom is under siege in terms of refugees. hezbollah is all in in syria, so lebanon's even more destable. this has been a nightmare year for syria. egypt's going backwards. leban lebanon's becoming unstable. russia is introducing into syria, threatening very sophisticated weapon
it seems to be not being bush is our foreign policy. the goal should be to basically make sure assad leaves. last year, assad was isolated, he had very few friends, he was hanging by a thread. this year he's entrenched with hezboll hezbollah, iran and russia, stronger behind him than ever. i think our goal should be in the short term is to balance the military power and providing small arms won't do it, so we need to create a no-fly zone to neutralize assad's airpower. >> so, you're...
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you wrote a book about your transformation on foreign policy. and a lot of people feel you should be allowed to change your mind. but if you want credit as a speaker, as an author, a journalist, or as a diplomat, isn't it too little, too late? >> a lot of people supported the war in iraq, actually. not many of them i think actually decided to write an entire book about how they were wrong. that's something i spent a lot of time doing. i didn't know how to continue writing about american foreign policy credibly unless i actually figured out how i had gotten so wrong. probably also had to do with the fact that a family member of mine spent a lot of time in iraq, in the u.s. military. i think colin powell was in retrospect, sure, in retrospect, would have been great if he had resigned in a blaze of glory. sadly, he was -- he ended up being part of a process that led to one of the greatest foreign policy disasters in american history. >> well, i mean, it was -- obviously a mistake made broadly by people across the political spectrum both within the
you wrote a book about your transformation on foreign policy. and a lot of people feel you should be allowed to change your mind. but if you want credit as a speaker, as an author, a journalist, or as a diplomat, isn't it too little, too late? >> a lot of people supported the war in iraq, actually. not many of them i think actually decided to write an entire book about how they were wrong. that's something i spent a lot of time doing. i didn't know how to continue writing about american...
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russia can block things we want to do on foreign policy. that's why having a good relationship is much better than having a bad one. think about this, 12 years ago, the american president, george bush said, he looked in vladimir putin's soul and deemed him straightforward and honest. >> that's right. >> look at where we are now. obama didn't criticize putin. he criticized him on a comedy show, jay leno. it tells you how far things have come. >> i forgot about the soul comment. perhaps his soul has changed, perry bacon. >>> the headlines for the week, gold did i ta goldie taylor for next week. >> my headline is president obama in for a long, hot summer or should i say summers? i think that what's happening with larry summers as the potential nod for fed chairman is wrong-headed, misguided for any number of reasons. but i think he's close to this president. he's shown quite a bit of loyalty as part of this inner circle and may very well get the nod. that will in fact upset the president's base in ways i don't think we can cal late. >> it soun
russia can block things we want to do on foreign policy. that's why having a good relationship is much better than having a bad one. think about this, 12 years ago, the american president, george bush said, he looked in vladimir putin's soul and deemed him straightforward and honest. >> that's right. >> look at where we are now. obama didn't criticize putin. he criticized him on a comedy show, jay leno. it tells you how far things have come. >> i forgot about the soul comment....
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we have a sense it pulls on his heartstrings and foreign policy strings, if you will. what is happening in the middle east would seem to very much complicate that and has complicated it. what is your assessment by how successful he will be toward the east, which is to say asia in the coming months and years? >> it's going to be a real struggle for him. the business literature, alex, there's an awful lot of writing about the urgent versus the important. in the long run of history, i would argue that asia could be more important. that's where the great powers are, the bulk of the world economy. if we fail to keep countries like japan action china, korea essentially at peace, the 2 isst century could resemble the 20th century. so in some ways we have to figure out how to do more in asia and do here at home. the good news is the kinds of tools we have to bring to bear of trade, diplomacy, diplomatic efforts more broadly, our naval forces, our air forces, those are exactly the tools that could really make a difference in asia. the problem with the middle east is while we st
we have a sense it pulls on his heartstrings and foreign policy strings, if you will. what is happening in the middle east would seem to very much complicate that and has complicated it. what is your assessment by how successful he will be toward the east, which is to say asia in the coming months and years? >> it's going to be a real struggle for him. the business literature, alex, there's an awful lot of writing about the urgent versus the important. in the long run of history, i would...
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they're saying foreign policy, the enemy of my enemy is my friend but that works the other way. the friend of my enemy is also my enemy and israel has no shortage of enemies. syria has destabilized to a certain extent and that mean the shia breakaway may be in charge for a very limited amount of time. but a sunni rebellion may not be as hospitable but may be a border state but much more hostile to israel in the same way that egypt while many people wanted more democracy and more human rights there, what you got in egypt from many long term watchers is a much more reliable peace partner. isn't that the other big piece? there's iran, the pipeline for hezbollah, and then there's what that sunni alternative would look like. >> that's a good point. one of the reasons why there was such slow inaction from the israeli perspective at least early on, there was slow support for the uprising in syria. it was because syria maintained a very quiet border for israel for the past several decades. the golan heights which has occupied territory never came under direct attack by the syrian regime
they're saying foreign policy, the enemy of my enemy is my friend but that works the other way. the friend of my enemy is also my enemy and israel has no shortage of enemies. syria has destabilized to a certain extent and that mean the shia breakaway may be in charge for a very limited amount of time. but a sunni rebellion may not be as hospitable but may be a border state but much more hostile to israel in the same way that egypt while many people wanted more democracy and more human rights...
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only 41% of americans currently approve of the job the pld is doing on foreign policy overall. those numbers have been falling and new polling shows over the course of the last week or so public opposition to specifically the proposal to strike syria has swelled from 48% of americans to now nearly two-thirds, according to chuck todd, the administration is worried that losing this battle with congress could also be bruising for the remainder of his presidency. right now the president is getting ready to sit down with anchors from all six major broadcast networks, including our own savannah guthrie to make the case. that allows for a minute or two soundbite and then an address. peter alexander and let's start with you, peter. what is the thinking here regarding the idea that a failure to secure congressional approval is not only bad obviously for the president's foreign policy objectives but bad for his presidency? >> it's remarkable we're having this conversation about syria right now. we thought there would be political battles right about now but they didn't have anything to d
only 41% of americans currently approve of the job the pld is doing on foreign policy overall. those numbers have been falling and new polling shows over the course of the last week or so public opposition to specifically the proposal to strike syria has swelled from 48% of americans to now nearly two-thirds, according to chuck todd, the administration is worried that losing this battle with congress could also be bruising for the remainder of his presidency. right now the president is getting...
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that is not the job of the men and women in the military. >> our foreign policy for the last 30 years has led us down to this path where we're at today. and i think to continue on the same old, same old. it like groundhog days. and we need to change course. >> quite an evolution, isn't it? let me bring in my guest. michelle covers politics for the daily beast. i want to start with you. democrats are used to having a little bit have disunity when it come to these issues. for republicans, this is a new thing. >> it is indeed. one of the things that we came out of bush years with was the neo did con hawkish week of the party was in decline. a war weary public. as we've seen in all the polls with syria, there is not a lot of taste for intervening. this is a position that rand paul has been always held. he has been kind of anti-intervention. this is his moment. west the public on this. and he is standing ground. not just against the president but also in the neocons and his party. >> it strike me part of what rand paul is trying to do, rebrand isolationism. you hear him using the phrase, a
that is not the job of the men and women in the military. >> our foreign policy for the last 30 years has led us down to this path where we're at today. and i think to continue on the same old, same old. it like groundhog days. and we need to change course. >> quite an evolution, isn't it? let me bring in my guest. michelle covers politics for the daily beast. i want to start with you. democrats are used to having a little bit have disunity when it come to these issues. for...
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we'll look at the delicate foreign policy decision hanging in the balance amid growing concerns that the syrian government has gone over the red line when nbc's richard engel joins us next on "now." [ female announcer ] switch to swiffer per, and you'll dump yur old broom. swiffer sweeper's electrostatic dry cloths attract and lock dirt, dust, and hair on contact to clean 50% more than a broom. it's a difference you can feel. swiffer gives cleaning a whole new meaning. would absolutely not have taken line in the jungle. i'm really glad that girl stayed at home. vo: expedia helps 30 million travelers a month find what they're looking for. one traveler at a time. expedia. find yours. >>> to use potential weapons of mass destruction on civilian populations crosses another line with respect to international norms and international law. and that is going to be a game-changer. >>> after declaring the use of sem cal weapons inside syria, a red line that would precipitate action, a reluctant facing calls for direct military intervention. >> i think the options aren't huge, but some action ne
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the issue of guns, foreign policy issue regarding what's taking place in the middle east. as the president said it has been my number one focus on the economy. this is intended to be a week long push that coincides with the trip to the assembly plant trying to highlight progress that has been made within the american economy. as evidenced by those remarks, alex, i think it's clear this president has been forced to spend so much capital on other topics, capital many would suggest hasn't necessarily been wasted but hasn't gone to the ends they are hoping for. that's certainly the eyes with guns and in many cases with syria as well. he has a lot of work ahead of him as well as he tries to make his case about the economic successes. >> if anybody is asked what happened in august and in early september as far as the white house, they will say syria. that is the dominant narrative, the thing the white house is most focused on whether by necessity, he had a similar rollout campaign prior to getting so deeply involved in syria. the question is now how much syria continues to take
the issue of guns, foreign policy issue regarding what's taking place in the middle east. as the president said it has been my number one focus on the economy. this is intended to be a week long push that coincides with the trip to the assembly plant trying to highlight progress that has been made within the american economy. as evidenced by those remarks, alex, i think it's clear this president has been forced to spend so much capital on other topics, capital many would suggest hasn't...
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mark, you and i have covered foreign policy a long time. this is a very unhappy group of people. to a certain extent there's spying everywhere. we know that. it's a little shock. there's gambling at mr. rick's. the germans want the same special relationship of no spying agreement that we have with the uk. at the same time, i think there really is anger about they said the flash point was merkel's cell phone. >> yeah, i think that's right, andrea. it's not just anger but embarrassment on their part. remember, the first allegations of potential nsa surveillance in europe came up during the summer. at the time the germans were among those saying we understand it. we think as a dispute it's ebbing away. our concerns have been more or less met. i think there's now a feeling they climbed down and didn't make a huge case out of it in the summer only to find out it was more persuasive, lasted longer and involved the top official and their government. so they have a lot of egg on their own face. what was interesting about the long article der spiegel published over the weekend, it went in
mark, you and i have covered foreign policy a long time. this is a very unhappy group of people. to a certain extent there's spying everywhere. we know that. it's a little shock. there's gambling at mr. rick's. the germans want the same special relationship of no spying agreement that we have with the uk. at the same time, i think there really is anger about they said the flash point was merkel's cell phone. >> yeah, i think that's right, andrea. it's not just anger but embarrassment on...
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policy may be imminent. the speculation centers on the caribbean and possible action against cuba. i'm tony siragusa and i'm training guys who leak a little, to guard their manhood with new depend shields and guards. the discreet protection that's just for guys. now, it's your turn. get my training tips at guardyourmanhood.com a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation -- an irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for years, jim's medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but now, with once-a-day xarelto®, jim's on the move. jim's doctor recommended xarelto®. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce afib-related stroke risk. but xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem. that doesn't require routine blood monitoring. so jim's not tied to that monitoring routine. [ gps ] proceed to the desi
policy may be imminent. the speculation centers on the caribbean and possible action against cuba. i'm tony siragusa and i'm training guys who leak a little, to guard their manhood with new depend shields and guards. the discreet protection that's just for guys. now, it's your turn. get my training tips at guardyourmanhood.com a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation -- an irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of...
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policy. more someone who will look at what are the vital national interests. it is very difficult to identify what those would be and it is very difficult to identify who should we be giving aid to. if you give weapon to rebels, you will be getting weapon into the hands of people you don't want. >> you have no idea where those will ultimately end up. >> you wanted to say real quickly? do you agree? >> i think we're correctly seeing the problem as it unfolds. we do have a vital national security steak in israelis national security. i think the whole notion of tipping to support their anti-ballistic missile technology program is appropriate. and certainly we need to shore up our relations with the iraqis. we've got a lot at stake there. the direct intervention. it is hard to manning a sensible outcome that puts u.s. air power into action in syria. >> thanks so much. senior editor for time international. thank you. >>> still ahead on "news nation." >> how many bostonians wished they had a gun tw
policy. more someone who will look at what are the vital national interests. it is very difficult to identify what those would be and it is very difficult to identify who should we be giving aid to. if you give weapon to rebels, you will be getting weapon into the hands of people you don't want. >> you have no idea where those will ultimately end up. >> you wanted to say real quickly? do you agree? >> i think we're correctly seeing the problem as it unfolds. we do have a vital...
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the bigger issue i see is we don't really have a clear foreign policy strategy. and when that situation exists, you can put people on the ground, but it's like being on a soccer field not knowing which way to run to score a goal without a clear cut strategy. >> this idea of vetted rebels was part of this bill that the past in the senate foreign relations committee. the idea being everyone's worried rand paul say we've voted to arm al qaeda. everyone saying, no, these rebels are going to be vetted. you've been on the ground there. can you imagine a situation in which arms can stay in some contained group of people? >> there's no contained group of people. if somebody is in denial, delusion in washington, d.c., thinking they're arming a group of nice rebels, they have to look at internet. they don't have to go into syria. they just have to look at where they're exposing, putting themselves on the internet in terms of brutality. one of them, one of the leaders of the rebels opened the heart of the syrian soldiers, ate his heart and took a bite of his liver. these ar
the bigger issue i see is we don't really have a clear foreign policy strategy. and when that situation exists, you can put people on the ground, but it's like being on a soccer field not knowing which way to run to score a goal without a clear cut strategy. >> this idea of vetted rebels was part of this bill that the past in the senate foreign relations committee. the idea being everyone's worried rand paul say we've voted to arm al qaeda. everyone saying, no, these rebels are going to...
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you know, david's a foreign policy expert. the whole issue relating to what happens in syria. i mean, the relationship is too important. i think a good step -- i served with lavrov. he was the u.n. ambassador when i was there. and it's good to rebuild them at the cabinet level, the secretaries of defense, and then hopefully i think after the st. petersburg meeting, a personal summit where maybe they go off to a deserted island and -- >> oh, for the love of god, bill. that's not going to happen. if they go off to a deserted island, only one of them -- listen, it's hard to have good chemistry with a former kgb guy who's still stuck in the cold war. >> you have to do -- and obama is good at personal relations. >> you go to the deserted island with putin. >> all right. this issue of a smackdown also applies domestically in terms of the president taking on some of his critics over the issue of immigration. i want to bring in republican congressman steve king of iowa, who was in ames yesterday for the family leadership summit, which i'll get to in just a moment. congressman king, le
you know, david's a foreign policy expert. the whole issue relating to what happens in syria. i mean, the relationship is too important. i think a good step -- i served with lavrov. he was the u.n. ambassador when i was there. and it's good to rebuild them at the cabinet level, the secretaries of defense, and then hopefully i think after the st. petersburg meeting, a personal summit where maybe they go off to a deserted island and -- >> oh, for the love of god, bill. that's not going to...
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>> i think this is also a critical moment when there is an opening for a new foreign policy. not an isolationist one, one where america is a partner with oscillations. we need to become a centerpiece of action. i think that is critical. what will happen, and the president has spoken of the need to enforce international norms against chemical weapons. the possibility of this diplomatic deal is far more effective and a deterrent, because we will see dismantling, destruction of chemical weapons. >> we should not get ahead of ourselves. >> president reagan had an expression, trust but verify. i would say, test, test results to find a resolution. test and test, because we could see a revival of the u.s. /russian relationship. >> at the same time, before we praise the u.n., we need to recognize the broken this of the security council process because the become the patrons of countries like syria and because they have their own issues. >> how do you support international laws and norms by violating international laws and norms? it's a very vexing issue. we are at a moment where we h
>> i think this is also a critical moment when there is an opening for a new foreign policy. not an isolationist one, one where america is a partner with oscillations. we need to become a centerpiece of action. i think that is critical. what will happen, and the president has spoken of the need to enforce international norms against chemical weapons. the possibility of this diplomatic deal is far more effective and a deterrent, because we will see dismantling, destruction of chemical...
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its only foreign policy was jihad. when the modern turkish republic was brought into being, it was established in exact contrast for those 500 years of islamic history. the modern turkish republic was absolutely secular, secular in every degree with the military of its main pillar of support. the military, and to a degree the people here in the streets, are trying to defend that 90 years of secularism. they see the prime minister representing the 500 years of islamic tradition. they think he's acting like a sultan from the old days of the ottoman empire. >> okay, richard. stand by. i want to go back to tony shaffer. someone brought up jordan. talk about jordan's ability to handle any spillover. as we know, they're already dealing with the flood of refugees from the syrian crisis. what are they looking ahead at right now? >> well, i think fundamentally, as richard pointed out, turkey is a democracy. i think that's one of the good and bad points. jordan is a kingdom. within the kingdom, you have a number of stressors, wh
its only foreign policy was jihad. when the modern turkish republic was brought into being, it was established in exact contrast for those 500 years of islamic history. the modern turkish republic was absolutely secular, secular in every degree with the military of its main pillar of support. the military, and to a degree the people here in the streets, are trying to defend that 90 years of secularism. they see the prime minister representing the 500 years of islamic tradition. they think he's...
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and the difficulties in articulating a broad set of foreign policy goals. that is infinitely compounded given the state of play and also changing leadership in the middle east. give us the latest from egypt where things are certainly in a state of turmoil. what's your read on how this affects president morsi's grip on power. >> you know, when the news came out, it is importantly linked to the united states because the defense secretary here, or the minister of defense, the head of the armed forces, came out with this statement saying that the country was on the verge of collapse. the state was on the verge of collapse if the country cooperate reconcile its political differences. now, why we say that's important is because the egyptian military receives close to $1.5 billion from the u.s. government. and hadz a close working relationship with the u.s. military. you get a sense of how important this state institution is to the overall affects here on the ground in egypt, and the kind of community that the u.s. has. it is a back door channel and an important o
and the difficulties in articulating a broad set of foreign policy goals. that is infinitely compounded given the state of play and also changing leadership in the middle east. give us the latest from egypt where things are certainly in a state of turmoil. what's your read on how this affects president morsi's grip on power. >> you know, when the news came out, it is importantly linked to the united states because the defense secretary here, or the minister of defense, the head of the...
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policy tests now facing president obama. >> you are in this pivot point politically of being so closely associated with president clinton politically, the new labor party, at a time he was refashioning the democratic party, and yet your legacy will forever also be intwined with president bush and his response to the war on terror. it's a very interesting place in political history. >> you know, there was a british prime minister when he was once asked, what is the toughest thing about being prime minister? and he said events, dear boy, events. what happens is something comes of a game-changing nature or world-changing nature like 9/11 and everything changes. i was very closely associated with president clinton and still have a good and strong relationship with him because we were both progressive politicians of a centrist persuasion. when president bush first came in, frankly, in basic political terms, i really didn't have a lot in common. after 9/11, though, i thought it was really important our two country stood together, and i thought it was important that we took on this new menace
policy tests now facing president obama. >> you are in this pivot point politically of being so closely associated with president clinton politically, the new labor party, at a time he was refashioning the democratic party, and yet your legacy will forever also be intwined with president bush and his response to the war on terror. it's a very interesting place in political history. >> you know, there was a british prime minister when he was once asked, what is the toughest thing...
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bush's foreign policy and his father's foreign policy. rana noted the whole policy to iran is premised on building broad alliances, in not being unilateral. well, that approach was the first president bush's foreign policy, and, in many ways, barack obama is the heir to the first president bush's foreign policy. and i think chuck hagel is close to that which is why he's gotten support from some of the first president bush's closest foreign policy advisers. >> i completely agree. that's just the right way to frame it. there's a lot of overlap between the first president bush and hagel. he's a pragmatist but he's tough. he's not on one end of the spectrum. he's willing to talk. and you have to talk. it's a big world out there and the u.s. is not the only power anymore. >> let's talk about some of the other possible nash points here in that written questionnaire he said he is supportive of women in the military. james inhofe is not. >> yeah, well, that's one of those questions he's going to have to answer a. i know there's been issues in the
bush's foreign policy and his father's foreign policy. rana noted the whole policy to iran is premised on building broad alliances, in not being unilateral. well, that approach was the first president bush's foreign policy, and, in many ways, barack obama is the heir to the first president bush's foreign policy. and i think chuck hagel is close to that which is why he's gotten support from some of the first president bush's closest foreign policy advisers. >> i completely agree. that's...
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yesterday's announcement could mark a turning point in foreign policy. but the appetite for intervention, at least domestically seems less than vashs, so far the white house is proceeding with caution, saying before any action is taken, more intelligence is needed. and this morning on capitol hill, secretary of state john kerry briefed house members on the situation. but when it comes to assessing intelligence in order to go to war, the legacy of iraq looms large. and in its letter, the white house made clear that the administration would not repeat the mistakes of the past. given the stakes involved and what we have learned from our own recent experience, intelligence assessments alone are not sufficient. only credible and corroborated facts that provide us with some degree of certainty will guide our decision-making. not everyone shares a taste for caution. yesterday senator john mccain said the administration has waited long enough. >> it's a shameful chapter in american history. and i hope that this new revelation of chemical weapons will move the pr
yesterday's announcement could mark a turning point in foreign policy. but the appetite for intervention, at least domestically seems less than vashs, so far the white house is proceeding with caution, saying before any action is taken, more intelligence is needed. and this morning on capitol hill, secretary of state john kerry briefed house members on the situation. but when it comes to assessing intelligence in order to go to war, the legacy of iraq looms large. and in its letter, the white...
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on foreign policy issues, 41%. >>> the number of suicides in the u.s. military is rising despite efforts to prevent them. the veterans administration said last year, found about 8,000 veterans died by suicide each week. >>> a spokesman for former george h.w. bush has apologized for what he called a very stupid mistake. when nelson mandela was released from the hospital, the spokesman accidentally released a statement mourning the passing of the leader. >>> david frost passed away. best known for interviewing richard nixon during the watergate. >>> for the first time a supreme court justice officiated at a same-sex wedding. ruth bader ginsburg did the honors. >>> cheney versus cheney. mary cheney says her sister liz is quote dead wrong on the issue of gay marriage. lynn cheney said that she opposes gay marriage. last year mary cheney married her longtime same-sex partner >>> and russian president vladimir putin visited some animals on saturday. he got to shake hands with a very large wall russ. >>> that does it for your morning dish of scrambled politics
on foreign policy issues, 41%. >>> the number of suicides in the u.s. military is rising despite efforts to prevent them. the veterans administration said last year, found about 8,000 veterans died by suicide each week. >>> a spokesman for former george h.w. bush has apologized for what he called a very stupid mistake. when nelson mandela was released from the hospital, the spokesman accidentally released a statement mourning the passing of the leader. >>> david frost...
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and now with foreign policy. foreign policy should be the last place they're playing politics. because we're talking about sons and daughters of americans. >> but they're afraid to be critical, congressman, because of race. because he's black. if they're afraid to be critical, then i'd hate to see them when they start being critical. >> i don't know what newspapers rush limbaugh is reading out in missouri, but they aren't the ones where i live. >> congressman patrick murphy, cynthia tucker, thank you both for your time. >> thank you. >> good to be here. >>> ahead, serious questions about the suicide of ariel castro. how it happened and what his victims are saying tonight. >>> but first, advancing the dream. what happened to that little rock nine? those that we called the little rock nine on this day all those years ago? and what it means in the fight for equality today. stay with us. this is for you. ♪ [ male announcer ] bob's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a he
and now with foreign policy. foreign policy should be the last place they're playing politics. because we're talking about sons and daughters of americans. >> but they're afraid to be critical, congressman, because of race. because he's black. if they're afraid to be critical, then i'd hate to see them when they start being critical. >> i don't know what newspapers rush limbaugh is reading out in missouri, but they aren't the ones where i live. >> congressman patrick murphy,...
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well, iraq is one of the greatest strategic disasters in american foreign policy history, not to mention a moral abomination. north korea, of course, already has a nuclear weapon, first tested during the bush administration, which basically means there is no viable military solution to the united states to impose. so, iran is the last place where the neo cons can get the kind of war they've wanted, the muscular assertion of military dominance, and if that goes away, they are left with nothing. joining me now is matt duss, a left-leaning think tank columnist. a dark day in the halls of neo condom today. >> a dark day for neo conservatives and a great day for america. that's in my view -- >> those usually go together. >> those usually go together. i'm glad you played that clip earlier about president obama back when he was running for office in that debate with john mccain, because i think that is a central argument of his presidency when it comes to foreign policy. he started and won a very important argument that had to do with the appropriate uses of american power. he was criticized by
well, iraq is one of the greatest strategic disasters in american foreign policy history, not to mention a moral abomination. north korea, of course, already has a nuclear weapon, first tested during the bush administration, which basically means there is no viable military solution to the united states to impose. so, iran is the last place where the neo cons can get the kind of war they've wanted, the muscular assertion of military dominance, and if that goes away, they are left with nothing....
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policy position. how has the president done on appointments of lgbt appointments. >> he's done brilliant. he's absolutely done brilliant. this is something the president can take a great deal of pride on. ambassadors into position of power. >> again supporters of gay rights. >> supporters and actually lgbt people themselves who are holding position of real power and at last able to contribute their talents an gifts to make america great. >> i was talking about rice and power. the federal government is not defending the defense of marriage act in the supreme court case. but has the administration done enough for marriage equality? what's your thought >> we couldn't ask for anything more on marriage equality. he made calls in illinois to try to get it passed in illinois, in rhode island and in delaware. i think not defending doma before the supreme court is a huge, huge step. now it's in the hands of the supreme court. nobody will do anything more until they see what they say. >> thank you so much. toda
policy position. how has the president done on appointments of lgbt appointments. >> he's done brilliant. he's absolutely done brilliant. this is something the president can take a great deal of pride on. ambassadors into position of power. >> again supporters of gay rights. >> supporters and actually lgbt people themselves who are holding position of real power and at last able to contribute their talents an gifts to make america great. >> i was talking about rice and...
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especially foreign policy. matt's formative experience was the iraq war. i'm a little older than matt. i have different formative experiences, i remember the gulf war, when all the experts were wrong in the opposite way. people were completely stunned at the speed of this military success. almost all democrats in congress voted against the war. we had the 1990s, you had a very successful humanitarian intervention in the balkans, i think worked quite well. so i don't think you should overlearn the lessons of one particular episode or to assume all the people who got any one particular episode are wrong. >> what about the people who got it right. >> all the people who are wrong about the gulf war were on the left, i think to discount -- >> actually, wait a second. here actually i think is matt's point. that to me is what's so important here, the default posture, i think of the journalists, of policy maker of a citizen, is that war is horrible. and we should stay away from them, unless there is an absolutely overridingly compelling reason to do it. and that t
especially foreign policy. matt's formative experience was the iraq war. i'm a little older than matt. i have different formative experiences, i remember the gulf war, when all the experts were wrong in the opposite way. people were completely stunned at the speed of this military success. almost all democrats in congress voted against the war. we had the 1990s, you had a very successful humanitarian intervention in the balkans, i think worked quite well. so i don't think you should overlearn...
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how does this revelation affect our foreign policy? >> very damaging. the snowden revelations are becoming the most important security setbacks in the united states, not in terms of ability to collect information about terrorist threats, that's the least in terms of alienating allies. i found the story in the "washington post" disturbing for the following reason. we learned in 2011 the foreign intelligence corps, legal mechanism of oversight told nsa the activities collecting some data were illegal and needed to be changed. nsa saide yes, we will change those domestically. if the post story is accurate, at the same time they were changing domestic procedures, they were in effect going around them by collecting similar data overseas. you don't say i'm closing front door and go in the back door. this one that people -- even people sympathetic to the broad mission of counter-terrorism and intelligence collection, they should be bothered by this report. >> just briefly i've been told by officials the intent was not to go in the back door, they believe under
how does this revelation affect our foreign policy? >> very damaging. the snowden revelations are becoming the most important security setbacks in the united states, not in terms of ability to collect information about terrorist threats, that's the least in terms of alienating allies. i found the story in the "washington post" disturbing for the following reason. we learned in 2011 the foreign intelligence corps, legal mechanism of oversight told nsa the activities collecting...
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foreign policy. is that, is that too strong of a view from this person? >> i think that's a lot in one person's view. but i think sort of looking at the other way. i think the president has the right to nominate whom he deserves and, in the case of hagel, it's somebody he's extremely close to. hagel should be questioned vigorously by the senate armed services committee. and his response to those questions will matter and his comportment in private meetings with senators will matter and then the senate will vote its will. i predict the senate will confirm him and, let's remember, he's not in charge of foreign policy for the obama administration. he implements the directives of the president and he will be the ceo of the defense department, which has our military and some of our civilian defense assets in it. but it doesn't have our foreign policy civil servants. >> arguably, the least, the least sort of influential of the national security team when it comes to policy. it depends on who -- but because -- >> it depends what the policy is. if it's prosecutin
foreign policy. is that, is that too strong of a view from this person? >> i think that's a lot in one person's view. but i think sort of looking at the other way. i think the president has the right to nominate whom he deserves and, in the case of hagel, it's somebody he's extremely close to. hagel should be questioned vigorously by the senate armed services committee. and his response to those questions will matter and his comportment in private meetings with senators will matter and...
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and on foreign policy issues, only 41%. >>> the number of suicides in the u.s. military is rising despite efforts to prevent them. the veteran administrations said last year about 8,000 veterans died by suicide each year. >>> a spokesman for former president george h.w. bush for what he called a stupid mistake. >>> famed interview david frost died at the age of 74. best known for interviewing richard nixon on watergate, seen on television. frost died of a heart attack. >>> for the first time a supreme court justice has officiated at a same-sex wedding. ruth bader ginsburg did the honor. >>> cheney versus cheney. mary says her sister liz is quote dead wrong on the issue of gay marriage. lynn cheney says she opposes gay marriage. >>> and russian president vladimir put join visited some animals on sunday and fed some dolphins at an oceania. >>> that does it for your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> heavy rain in taiwan triggered a dramatic landslide, you can see the earth pour over this white car pushing it across the road. as this huge boulder comes to a re
and on foreign policy issues, only 41%. >>> the number of suicides in the u.s. military is rising despite efforts to prevent them. the veteran administrations said last year about 8,000 veterans died by suicide each year. >>> a spokesman for former president george h.w. bush for what he called a stupid mistake. >>> famed interview david frost died at the age of 74. best known for interviewing richard nixon on watergate, seen on television. frost died of a heart...
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i wonder what is your consultation with rand paul like in terms of foreign policy these days? do you speak to him on the phone regularly? >> no, i don't. matter of fact, he goes his way and i go my way because we're pretty independent minded. but he obviously has views very similar to mine. and he has spoken out pretty strongly against this war. so i haven't sensed that he has much of a different position. >> can i ask about julian assange was obviously one of your other guests and you spoke about the surveillance state something you've been warning against for decades now. in terms of surveillance, how confident are you that we are seeing the end of what has been termed the american empire in terms of a broad overreach in monitoring of american citizens? we haven't seen the end of it. tyrants and empires cling desperately and their best weapon is lying. if they can lie and take away the privacies and spy on the people they're very powerful. the people are waking up. i was encouraged by it. i was encouraged by the coalition of libertarians and progressive democrats coming toge
i wonder what is your consultation with rand paul like in terms of foreign policy these days? do you speak to him on the phone regularly? >> no, i don't. matter of fact, he goes his way and i go my way because we're pretty independent minded. but he obviously has views very similar to mine. and he has spoken out pretty strongly against this war. so i haven't sensed that he has much of a different position. >> can i ask about julian assange was obviously one of your other guests and...
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. >> "the washington post's" jennifer rubin wrote about president obama's foreign policy in afghanistan this morning and i want to read part of that. she says, quote, we are leaving the battlefield, what leverage do we actually have? again, the expectation that what we have lost with hard power can be made up through soft power is shown to be nonsensical. is she right? is there no reason for the taliban to negotiate since we've got no leverage? >> well, jennifer's wrong. this is a classic insurgency that has to end politically neither the united states nor afghanistan nor the taliban will achieve their objectives through military means and the taliban strategy here is to -- is, you know, seeing that the war is going to end next year is to assume its political relevance and get the legitimacy and influence that goes along with that. the united states, i mean, there's a parallel here to vietnam but not the one that people think. in vietnam there was a peace agreement. we didn't stay in vietnam long enough to try to enforce that. the united states is going to have a strategic partnership w
. >> "the washington post's" jennifer rubin wrote about president obama's foreign policy in afghanistan this morning and i want to read part of that. she says, quote, we are leaving the battlefield, what leverage do we actually have? again, the expectation that what we have lost with hard power can be made up through soft power is shown to be nonsensical. is she right? is there no reason for the taliban to negotiate since we've got no leverage? >> well, jennifer's wrong....
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>> i think this is also a critical moment when there is an opening for a new foreign policy. not an isolationist one, one where america is a partner with oscillations. we need to become a centerpiece of action. i think that is critical. what will happen, and the president has spoken of the need to enforce international norms against chemical weapons. the possibility of this diplomatic deal is far more effective and a deterrent, because we will see dismantling, destruction of chemical weapons. >> we should not get ahead of ourselves. >> president reagan had an expression, trust but verify. i would say, test, test results to find a resolution. test and test, because we could see a revival of the u.s. /russian relationship. >> at the same time, before we praise the u.n., we need to recognize the broken this of the security council process because the become the patrons of countries like syria and because they have their own issues. >> how do you support international laws and norms by violating international laws and norms? it's a very vexing issue. we are at a moment where we h
>> i think this is also a critical moment when there is an opening for a new foreign policy. not an isolationist one, one where america is a partner with oscillations. we need to become a centerpiece of action. i think that is critical. what will happen, and the president has spoken of the need to enforce international norms against chemical weapons. the possibility of this diplomatic deal is far more effective and a deterrent, because we will see dismantling, destruction of chemical...
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i think that we have to have foreign policy that understands we have to be careful on having the process when we go and bomb people. but since 9/11, when we got attacked, there hasn't been a major attack on our soil because we've been aggressive at fighting the terrorists where they are. and i think a big chunk of the republican party, the national security party of that that's a three legged stool is still an important part of our team. and we have to be careful about alienating them. >> yeah. i don't disagree with that, but it's worth pointing out that rand paul became a national figure when he stood up and said no to drone attacks. when barack obama said he had the right to kill americans that he deemed a national security risk. in august he stood up and said if you want to bomb syria, president obama, you have to go to congress. congress has to authorize this activity. and i think he's making a good faith effort saying he wants an america that's not a sitting duck for anybody to attack but by the same token the 21st century shows the failure of a neocon hawkish foreign policy. he wan
i think that we have to have foreign policy that understands we have to be careful on having the process when we go and bomb people. but since 9/11, when we got attacked, there hasn't been a major attack on our soil because we've been aggressive at fighting the terrorists where they are. and i think a big chunk of the republican party, the national security party of that that's a three legged stool is still an important part of our team. and we have to be careful about alienating them. >>...
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foreign policies overseas. it's creating resentment that creates more problems for the united states. it is an exponential growth factor in resentment and that is extremely dangerous. i think it can begin with a simple question, the united states as a government would not accept mexico carrying out a drone strike on u.s. soil if there was a drug lord that went into texas and posed a security threat for mexico. the united states has to start dealing with countries in a different way to produce a different result. you can't justify killing one individual at the expense of civilians which at some estimates reached thousands. >> ayman mohyeldin, bringing the truth as usual. great to see you. please, take care of yourself. we hope to hear from you soon and safety. >>> coming up, too little, too late, right on time, or futile to even begin with? president obama plans to break bread with republicans in a bid for compromise, but is crossing the aisle the answer or is it more about just good, old-fashioned partisan domi
foreign policies overseas. it's creating resentment that creates more problems for the united states. it is an exponential growth factor in resentment and that is extremely dangerous. i think it can begin with a simple question, the united states as a government would not accept mexico carrying out a drone strike on u.s. soil if there was a drug lord that went into texas and posed a security threat for mexico. the united states has to start dealing with countries in a different way to produce a...